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<br>[sports betting](https://globalabout.com/read-blog/16951_why-every-cricket-fan-should-try-the-all-cricket-id-gaming-platform.html) Minister Tracey Crouch resigns over 'delay' to [sports betting](https://kiigasofthub.com/read-blog/10096_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) crackdown<br>
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<br>1 November 2018<br>
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<br>[sports betting](http://famedoot.in/read-blog/93_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) minister Tracey Crouch has resigned over "hold-ups" to a crackdown on maximum stakes for [fixed-odds wagering](https://www.heesah.com/read-blog/2119_sport-betting-industry-wants-to-protect-itself.html) devices.<br>
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<br>Chancellor Philip Hammond said in [Monday's Budget](https://lubuzz.com/read-blog/86_just-how-much-are-americans-investing-in-sports-betting.html) that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would enter force in October 2019.<br>
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<br>Ms Crouch said pushing back the date was "unjustifiable" and it could cost the lives of issue bettors.<br>
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<br>She tweeted: "Politicians reoccur but principles stay with us forever."<br>
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<br>Prime Minister Theresa May stated she was dissatisfied Ms Crouch had resigned but there had actually been "no hold-up in bringing forward this essential step".<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>High stakes for fixed-odds wagering devices<br>
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<br>' I lost ₤ 250,000 on wagering machines'<br>
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<br>[sports betting](https://www.grandtribunal.org/wiki/User:FlorianBlackwell) [machine stakes](https://mixup.wiki/index.php/User:WadeConnibere04) to be cut to ₤ 2<br>
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<br>The government has denied Labour declares that MPs had been led to think the cut would enter force at the start of the next tax year, in April 2019. They suggested the cut had been meant to be presented in April 2020.<br>
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<br>But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch stated: "Unfortunately, implementation of these changes are now being postponed up until October 2019 due to commitments made by others to those with signed up interests.<br>
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<br>Skip twitter post by Tracey Crouch<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>End of twitter post by Tracey Crouch<br>
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<br>"From the time of the announcement to minimize stakes and its execution, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these [devices](https://profesional.id/read-blog/113_compare-amp-review-oddsjet-de.html).<br>
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<br>"In addition, 2 people will tragically take their lives every day due to gambling-related problems and, for that factor as much as any other, I think this hold-up is unjustifiable."<br>
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<br>She added: "It is a reality of government that ministers need to abide by cumulative obligation and can not disagree with policy, not to mention when it is policy made versus your desires associating with your own portfolio."<br>
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<br>'God bless'<br>
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<br>Among those praising her on social media, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted, that she was "principled and courageous" adding: "May God bless her dedication to doing right."<br>
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<br>Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson tweeted, external that she "is worthy of huge credit not just for her project but for sticking up for her principles".<br>
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<br>Fixed-odds wagering terminals produce ₤ 1.8 bn in [revenue](https://embargo.energy/index.php/User:NanceeThigpen16) a year for the [wagering](https://messengerkivu.com/read-blog/2350_why-every-cricket-fan-need-to-try-the-all-cricket-id-gaming-platform.html) industry, according to the [Gambling](https://usvs.ms/read-blog/796_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) Commission, external, and taxes of ₤ 400m for the government.<br>
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<br>Currently, individuals can bet approximately ₤ 100 every 20 seconds on [electronic gambling](https://social.engagepure.com/read-blog/804_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) establishment video games such as live roulette. Anti-gambling advocates say the makers let [players lose](https://oolibuzz.com/read-blog/41623_start-winning-with-pcg-college-football-picks.html) cash too rapidly, causing addiction and social, mental and financial problems.<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>But bookies have actually warned the cut in stakes could result in countless outlets [closing](https://www.eruptz.com/read-blog/18019_sport-betting-industry-wants-to-protect-itself.html).<br>
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<br>In her action to Ms Crouch, the PM stated the [government](https://bdstarter.com/how-to-play-bet9ja-online-2/) had actually [listened](http://video.firstkick.live/read-blog/4644_why-every-cricket-fan-need-to-try-the-all-cricket-id-gaming-platform.html) to those who desired the changes to come into effect [quicker](https://finance.azberg.ru/read-blog/2409_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-us-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) than April 2020 and "had actually concurred that the changes need to be in place within the year - by October 2019".<br>
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<br>In his Budget on Monday, the chancellor stated the [modification](https://olps.co.za/wiki/User:MerissaEmanuel) to fixed-odds stakes would enter into force next October at the same time as modifications to task charged on [sports betting](https://messengerkivu.com/read-blog/2394_the-history-of-the-nfl-and-how-to-bet-on-it.html) [companies based](https://sabiile.com/read-blog/2106_how-are-betting-odds-calculated.html) abroad but running in the UK.<br>
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<br>The government states co-ordinating the date of the 2 modifications would indicate the federal government would not be hit by a fall in tax revenue.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Who is Tracey Crouch?<br>
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<br>The 43-year-old MP has actually represented Chatham and Aylesford, in Kent, since 2010<br>
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<br>She was promoted to the front bench as [sports betting](https://sossnet.com/read-blog/20547_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-us-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) minister in 2015<br>
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<br>She is known for her opposition to [fox searching](https://nexthub.live/read-blog/78_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) and her love of football - she is a certified FA coach<br>
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<br>Grade school educated at Folkestone School for Girls, she went on to get a degree in law and [politics](http://www.vmeste-so-vsemi.ru/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:VivienFrasier86) from Hull University<br>
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<br>She had actually worked for numerous Tory MPs, consisting of Michael Howard and David Davis before meaning election<br>
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<br>She had her first child in 2016 and is believed to have actually been the first Tory minister to take [maternity](https://accc.rcec.sinica.edu.tw/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:AguedaNeubauer) leave<br>
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<br>But in the Commons on Thursday, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson accused the federal government of "capitulating to the gambling industry".<br>
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<br>He applauded Ms Crouch's "bold and principled decision" and said Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright "must be completely ashamed" of prioritising "business interests over victims, profits over public health and greed over good".<br>
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<br>MPs from all sides of the [House participated](https://bytes-the-dust.com/index.php/User:MargeryKroeger7) in his [criticism](https://firstamendment.tv/read-blog/72552_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-us-after-sports-wager-ruling.html). Former Tory leader [Iain Duncan](http://it-viking.ch/index.php/User:SaraP4853583338) Smith said it needs to be talked about as part of the Finance Bill later on this month.<br>
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<br>Week ahead in Parliament: The Finance Bill<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>He [informed](https://nuo18.lt/read-blog/68946_how-to-play-bet9ja-online.html) the BBC: "There are a lot of people whose lives have actually been damaged by this addiction ... We require to do this very quickly, as rapidly as we can and in the meantime, the gaming industry will make about ₤ 1bn as an outcome of this hold-up. That's not right."<br>
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<br>Labour has actually informed the BBC that they will put down a change to the Finance Bill to try and generate the modifications next April.<br>
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